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NDP aims to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake, curb violence against healthcare workers
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party is ready to immediately tackle the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with a plan to increase vaccination rates. The party's plan is aimed at improvi...
Sep 05, 2021
Trudeau pledges to further tighten gun control at Toronto-area event
MARKHAM, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau tried to cast his main rival as opposed to public safety on Sunday as he pledged tighter controls on guns already banned by his government and funding for...
Sep 05, 2021
O'Toole appears to break with election platform, pledges status quo on firearm bans
VANCOUVER - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says a Liberal ban on 'assault-style' firearms would stay in place if he forms government, appearing to break with his own election platform. In May last y...
Sep 05, 2021
Federal leaders campaign while Kovrig, Spavor mark 1,000 days imprisoned in China
OTTAWA - Canada's federal leaders spent part of their time on the campaign trail Sunday expressing support for two men who have now been detained in China for 1,000 days. During a campaign stop in the...
Sep 05, 2021
Federal leaders campaign while Kovrig, Spavor mark 1,000 days imprisoned in China
OTTAWA - Canada's federal leaders spent part of their time on the campaign trail Sunday expressing support for two men who have now been detained in China for 1,000 days. During a campaign stop in the...
Sep 05, 2021
Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts set to renew their Labour Day rivalry Monday
He's in only his third CFL season but Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Dane Evans understands fully the mystique that is Labour Day in the CFL. Evans will make his second Labour Day start Monday when H...
Sep 05, 2021
Rookie quarterback Jake Maier to make third straight start when Stampeders face Elks
CALGARY - Rookie Jake Maier will make a third straight start at quarterback Monday when the Calgary Stampeders host the Edmonton Elks. Maier was listed atop Calgary's depth chat at quarterback, ahead ...
Sep 05, 2021
Red Deer County, Rocky View County launch online educational tool, “A Year on the Farm”
Ever wonder what happens year-round on the farm? Find out with Red Deer County & Rocky View County's new online, interactive tool, A Year on the Farm.A Year on the Farm was created to help non-far...
Sep 05, 2021
Final four set for Sunday’s final at Ponoka Stampede Wild West Chuckwagon Championship
There was a lot on the line on night three of the Ponoka Stampede Wild West Chuckwagon Championship in Ponoka Saturday night. Officials say capacity crowds were the order of the day and racetrack cond...
Sep 05, 2021
Twenty years later, Canadians reflect on their efforts after the 9/11 attacks
Calgary firefighter Mark Turik recalls standing at Ground Zero in January 2002, watching a group of police officers as they surrounded a body pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Centre. He was t...
Sep 05, 2021